Construction of ladies&#39; hosiery



1957 L. SOLOMON ETAL 2,780,084

CONSTRUCTION OF LADIES HOSIERY Filed Feb. 18, 1954 IN V EN TOR5 Lwnard So/0mm,

BY M4 77 J. Gordon 2,780,084 CONSTRUCTION OF LADIES HOSIERY Leonard Solomon, Long Island, N. Y., and Melvin J.

Gordon, Weilesley, Mass, assignors to Melvin .l. Gerdon, S. Z. Gordon, and N. G. Stone Application February 18, 1954, Serial No. 411,050

3 Claims. (Cl. 66-487) The present invention relates to construction of ladies hosiery and more particularly to full fashioned hosiery having certain constructional improvements over the usual ull fashioned stocking.

in the present invention, the applicant uses a yarn of more highly stretchable strands which provides a woven fabric in certain sections of the full fashioned hose to permit both a greater longitudinal stress lengthwise of the sections and also transversely of the section of the stocking. Various types of yarn of this nature have been constructed by the loose twisting of nylon fine threads forming the yarn and giving an initial set to the yarn in such a loose twisted position so that when the yarn is pulled, it will stretch to a much greater length. Among yarns adaptable for this purpose are the so called l-lelanca stretch nylon yarns produced by the method of Billion Patent No. 2,564,245, which are extremely useful in this type of construction. A loose knit section with this yarn may be incorporated in portions of the stocking to give the stocking as a whole, both longitudinal and transverse stretch, without the necessity of forming the Whole stocking of such a construction. This yarn may be used in a section just below the top welt so as to provide both a full longitudinal stretch of the whole hose and at the same time an enlargement if necessary to accommodate the individuals leg at the top of the hose but in the present case is particularly applied to the sole of the foot as will be seen in the description below.

It has also been found that not only does the hose of a highly stretchable yarn in these parts of the stocking provide better fit for the stocking as a whole, but also adds to the strength of the stocking by lessening the possibility of runs or breaks in the thread from the top welt lengthwise through the stocking.

it is of great advantage to incorporate in a stocking of this construction, a small section of highly stretchable yarn knitted in a section across the base of the heel and at the toe where the greatest stress is placed against the foot. In both of these places in the act of walking a great stress is placed on the hosiery which gives rise to breaking of threads in the heels of the stocking and also breaking of threads in the pressure of the toes at the end of the stocking. The process of manufacturing highly stretchable synthetic yarns does not form a part of the present invention and such yarn as disclosed in the Billion Patent No. 2,564,245; in the Heberlein Patent No. 2,019,183 and in the Kagi Patent No. 2,019,185, or any of the other issued patents in this field may be used.

The use of a highly stretchable nylon yarn in these positions aids greatly in improvement in construction of the stocking as a whole, and more particularly from the point of view of fit and wearing comfort. To make the whole stocking of this type of yarn not only makes it unshapely, but also unsightly in appearance, so that this is undesirable, but where small sections are knit with this yarn, greatly improved results are attained.

The invention in the present case will be more fully States atent Patented Feb. 5, 1957 described in connection with the drawings annexed hereto, in which the figure shows a lower section of the hose embodying the construction in the toe and heel of the stocking.

The full fashioned hose is knit with a section of highly stretchable yarn such as shown at 16, knit in the base of the heel. This section should be knit just below the upper turn of the heel as indicated in the figure and may be knit of solid highly stretchable yarn for a space from the beginning or base of the heel for a distance of approximately 2 or more forward to the toe so that the stretchable yarn is knit in a position on the fiat part of the foot. The highly stretchable section need not extend more than a distance across the ordinary reinforced section of the heel which may have a width of 1" or less from the back seam 17 of the heel. In the full fashioned hose therefore the section is knit on each side of the center seam directly under the base of the foot.

The stitching at 16 may use the same denier gauge yarn as in other parts of the stocking, and will provide the desired stretch so that the hose may readily be adjusted in place on the foot and provide comfort for the wearer, and sufiicient stretch so that the stocking will not be torn when put on.

it is also desirable to have the same construction in the toe cap as shown at 13 of the hose. This toe cap should occupy approximately I or 1 /2" from the tip of the toe backwards in the foot, and should be approximately the same heft and closeness as in the heel and in the welt. The sections of the toe and the heel formed with the highly stretchable yarn such as Helanca yarn or its equivalent in combination with the formation of the rest of the stocking of the ordinary nylon or other synthetic or silk yarn, provides a full fashioned hose with a definite form and shape and the necessary additional stretch in the proper place in the hose to accommodate the wearer for the difference in the foot which cannot ordinarily be taken care of in the usual size design. This makes it possible for a woman to be accommodated with a very good fit even though the size used may be somewhat different from the normal size which she should wear or if the hose is the correct size for her, the accommodation and fit with the type of hose of the present invention will be much more satisfactory.

The highly stretchable yarn such as a Helanca yarn may have a normal elongation of or more without undue strain on the yarn itself and the use of the term substantially greater degree of stretch than the rest of the fabric assumes a yarn stretch without undue strain of 100% or more; that is, a strain which the resiliency of the yarn can overcome to recover to its natural condition before being stretched.

Having now described our invention, we claim:

1. A full fashioned ladies synthetic silk knit hose formed with a center seam extending down the middle of the back of the hose around the heel and under the center of the sole of the foot with a knit-in loosely twisted preset highly stretchable yarn forming a section on both sides of the seam commencing at the back at the line of intersection of the surface of the foot with an imaginary plane passing through the apex of the heel and bisecting the angle between the back of the heel and the bottom of the heel at a position corresponding substantially to the beginning of the sole of the foot, said section extending part way across the sole and forwardly about two inches toward the instep, and extends transversely from one side to the other of the bottom of the heel and is bisected by the seam.

2. A full fashioned ladies synthetic silk knit hose formed with a center seam extending down the middle of the back of the hose and around the heel and under the center of the sole of the foot with a knit in section of highly stretchable Helanca yarn on both sides of the seam on the sole of the foot commencing at the back at the line of intersection of the surface of the foot with an imaginary plane passing through the apex of the heel and bisecting the angle between the back of the heel and the bottom of the heel and extending forwardly about two inches toward the instep and extending transversely from one side to the other of the bottom of the heel and bisected by the seam.

3. A full fashioned ladies synthetic silk knit hose as in claim 2, in which the highly stretchable Helanca yarn courses occupy normally substantially not a greater space than two inches and have substantially a length of one inch on each side of the center seam.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Schindler May 14, 1935 Nebel Mar. 31, 1936 Burd et a1. July 16, 1940 Crawford Apr. 22, 1941 Burd et a1 July 1, 1941 Smetana Mar. 3, 1942 Marsland June 29, 948 Neumagcr June 16, 1953 Brooks June 1, 1954 Friedlander Apr. 5, 1955 FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain Apr. 16, 1936 Great Britain May 13, 1942 

